Medieval town turned hippie commune, once home to the secret foreskin of Jesus Christ.

The abandoned "Ghost Mansion" was left to decay in the mountains of Northern Italy.

The highest waterfall in Italy is only "turned on" five times a year.

A unique form of erosion created an uncanny landscape of boulders perched atop slender columns of clay.

This church, better known for its weeping portrait of the Virgin Mary, also houses the world's oldest existing piece of taxidermy.

A medieval fresco which reminds visitors that death will come for us all.

Natural cathedral designed by Italian artist Giuliano Mauri.

Hidden in an Italian forest is a completely homemade amusement park that has taken a lifetime to create.

People have been living in the cave houses on this Italian hillside since the Neolithic era.

This enchanting 600-year-old tree is so magical it inspired the beloved tale of Pinocchio.

This medieval Italian town is a sheer (and beautiful) cliffside defense.

Italian cave with exceptional acoustics and an unsavory history.

Where Aleister Crowley taught magick in "La Chambre Des Cauchemars," his "Chamber of Nightmares."

A medieval wash house where people washed clothes in a river allegedly formed by the tears of a mourning nymph.

This constantly evolving art space saved an Italian town from its own crippling reputation.

"Stairs of the Turks", a chalky white cliff eroded conveniently into stairs, allowing for easy pillaging.

Gorgeous views of Italian mountains and valleys form the backdrop of this unique open-air theater.

142 ceramic steps become a mosaic once a year.

The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.

The remains of the left arm of the levitating philosopher-saint are kept in a 13th-century Neapolitan basilica.

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.

The Emperor Tiberius' palace of debauchery.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

A beautifully well-preserved ancient Roman villa.